Now this would be the rig to take to Glacier National Park, with all those panoramic windows; but maybe not the desert. jjd241 turned me on to it, as it’s the featured vehicle of the day at bringatrailer. Does this ever bring back the memories: Innsbruck was crawling with these in the late fifties and well into the seventies. This one was converted to a motorhome by a Swiss back in in 1976, and it shows in the attention to detail.

This is a medium-sized bus, about 30 feet long, which was popular with the tour operators in Alpine regions, for obvious reasons. Well, not just there; the OH 321 was one of the most popular buses during its long reign from 1954 until about 1970 or so.

Mercedes built the central back-bone chassis, and various coach builders added their bodies. This one is by Vetter. The engine is out back, oriented longitudinally, a Mercedes OM 322, a 5.7 L (non-turbo) six with 126 hp; not bad, for the times. Who’s in a rush, when the scenery is so good?

The 70’s era conversion is a period piece in its own right,

right down to the avocado sink.

The bus is for sale, in Switzerland, and here’s the listing with scads of detailed pictures, including the magnificent VDO clock on top of the windshield. I could sure see myself behind the wheel of this…

There’s been many generations of MB buses. Many of the tour buses/coaches used to be built by coach builders, like this one, and MB used to focus on transit buses. The transit buses had a different chassis. But there are similarities in the looks over many years.

When I saw this on B.A.T I knew this crowd would get a kick out of it. Pick it up in Switzerland and take the “Grand Tour”. Give me the purchase price and a few thousand Euros a month and you’ll never see me again!

I usually am a fan of MB heavy vehicles (the OM312 diesel truck is a lifelong desire), but their buses don’t speak to me like the old look GM buses with fluted aluminium sides and Detroit Diesel engines. I’ll give this one a pass.

I agree about the Detroit Diesels.
That is one of the best engine noises IMHO.

In Dublin We had Bombardier Double Deckers powered by the “screaming Jimmy” known as the KE type bus
They were green.I loved their engine noise..An unusual looking bus.They had single decker express which also had Detroit and single decker city buses which had Cummins power.